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Tech experts find weaknesses in German voting software

Three computer experts published a report on Thursday, in which they said the software used in the upcoming German elections on 24 September has weaknesses. They said the final results could not be manipulated, but someone with bad intentions could alter the preliminary results. That could lead to widespread confusion. "Think of the damage that would be done to general trust in democracy," one of the authors told DW.

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